U.S. patent number 11,261,553 [Application Number 16/497,617] was granted by the patent office on 2022-03-01 for method for terminating remote control over washing machine.
This patent grant is currently assigned to QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.. The grantee listed for this patent is QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Zhenxing Huang, Wenwei Li, Jun Wu, Sheng Xu.
United States Patent |
11,261,553 |
Xu , et al. |
March 1, 2022 |
Method for terminating remote control over washing machine
Abstract
A method for terminating remote control over a washing machine
wherein when shutdown control over the washing machine is
triggered, the washing machine sends an instruction to terminate a
channel between the washing machine and a mobile terminal connected
with the washing machine, and shuts down. The shutdown control is
triggered in a short-range or remote manner. By this method a
termination instruction is sent before the washing machine shuts
down to terminate a channel between the washing machine and the
mobile terminal, it is ensured that the channel between the washing
machine and a mobile terminal has already been cut off before the
washing machine shuts down, such that the washing machine is no
longer controlled by the mobile terminal connected with the washing
machine the last time when being turned on next time, for improving
security of washing machine control.
Inventors: |
Xu; Sheng (Shandong,
CN), Huang; Zhenxing (Shandong, CN), Li;
Wenwei (Shandong, CN), Wu; Jun (Shandong,
CN) |
Applicant: |
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QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD. |
Shandong |
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CN |
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Assignee: |
QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE
CO., LTD. (Shandong, CN)
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Family
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1000006143025 |
Appl.
No.: |
16/497,617 |
Filed: |
March 23, 2018 |
PCT
Filed: |
March 23, 2018 |
PCT No.: |
PCT/CN2018/080143 |
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: |
September 25, 2019 |
PCT
Pub. No.: |
WO2018/177199 |
PCT
Pub. Date: |
October 04, 2018 |
Prior Publication Data
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US 20200040507 A1 |
Feb 6, 2020 |
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Foreign Application Priority Data
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Mar 27, 2017 [CN] |
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201710187979.1 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
D06F
34/05 (20200201); D06F 33/32 (20200201); D06F
2105/58 (20200201); D06F 2105/62 (20200201); D06F
33/30 (20200201); D06F 2101/00 (20200201) |
Current International
Class: |
D06F
34/05 (20200101); D06F 33/32 (20200101); D06F
33/30 (20200101) |
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Primary Examiner: Lee; Douglas
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
PC
Claims
The invention claimed is:
1. A method for terminating remote control over a washing machine,
wherein when a shutdown control over a washing machine is
triggered, the washing machine sends a termination instruction to
terminate a channel between the washing machine and a mobile
terminal currently connected with the washing machine, and is shut
down; and the shutdown control over the washing machine is in a
short-range triggering or a remote triggering, wherein the
short-range triggering is that a user directly triggers a shutdown
module on the washing machine body to shut down the washing
machine, the remote triggering is performed by the mobile terminal;
when the shutdown control over the washing machine is triggered,
the mobile terminal receives the termination instruction from the
washing machine and makes a judgment; if the washing machine is
executing a certain program, the mobile terminal feeds back a
signal to the washing machine, and keeps the channel currently
established between the mobile terminal and the washing machine
open, and controls the washing machine to keep operating until the
washing machine finishes executing the certain program.
2. The method for terminating remote control over the washing
machine according to claim 1, comprising the following steps: S1,
triggering the shutdown control over the washing machine in a
short-range manner or a remote manner, and the washing machine
sending the termination instruction to the mobile terminal; S2, the
mobile terminal currently connected with the washing machine
receiving the termination instruction and making a judgment in
combination with an operating state of the washing machine; S3, if
it is judged that the washing machine is executing the certain
program, the mobile terminal keeping the channel between the mobile
terminal and the washing machine open and controlling the washing
machine to be shut down after the washing machine finishing
executing the certain program, if it is judged that the washing
machine is not executing the certain program, the channel between
the washing machine and the mobile terminal being terminated, and
the washing machine being shut down.
3. The method for terminating remote control over the washing
machine according to claim 1, wherein before the washing machine is
shut down, the mobile terminal connected with the washing machine
sends a termination signal to the washing machine to actively
terminate the channel established between the mobile terminal and
the washing machine; if the washing machine is executing the
certain program, the washing machine feeds back a signal to the
mobile terminal, and/or terminates the channel between the washing
machine and the mobile terminal, and continues to execute the
certain program till the program is completed; or the washing
machine feeds back the signal to the mobile terminal, and/or
terminates the channel between the washing machine and the mobile
terminal, and suspends the certain program for waiting to be
controlled by a next control terminal.
4. The method for terminating remote control over the washing
machine according to claim 3, wherein before the washing machine is
shut down and when the certain program is completed, the mobile
terminal connected with the washing machine sends the termination
signal to the washing machine, the washing machine terminates the
channel between the washing machine and the mobile terminal
connected with the washing machine, and is shut down.
5. The method for terminating remote control over the washing
machine according claim 4, wherein during an unexpected termination
of the channel connected between the washing machine and the mobile
terminal, the washing machine continues to execute the certain
program until the certain program is completed.
6. The method for terminating remote control over the washing
machine according claim 5, wherein the washing machine is provided
with an activation button, and the activation button receives the
termination signal or sends the termination instruction to
terminate the channel between the washing machine and the mobile
terminal.
7. The method for terminating remote control over the washing
machine according claim 5, wherein the mobile terminal and the
washing machine transmit termination instructions and/or
termination signals through a server.
8. The method for terminating remote control over the washing
machine according to claim 1, wherein the washing machine is
controlled by a plurality of mobile terminals, and priority is set
for the plurality of mobile terminals, when a mobile terminal with
higher priority accesses and establishes a channel with the washing
machine, a mobile terminal with lower priority automatically
terminates the channel established between the washing machine.
9. The method for terminating remote control over the washing
machine according to claim 1, further comprising: when the channel
established between the mobile terminal and the washing machine is
terminated under unexpected situations, the channel is
automatically connected when network works, wherein the unexpected
situations include: network outages and loss of power.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of washing
machines, and particularly relates to a method for terminating
remote control over a washing machine.
BACKGROUND
With the development of the Internet of Things technology, the
Internet of Things technology has already begun to constantly
change our lifestyle and consumption habits. The development of the
Internet of Things-based washing machine is also quite rapid, and
the application of the Internet of Things-based laundry system is
unprecedented. At present, users can remotely control the Internet
of Things-based washing machine by using sensing devices such as
computers and mobile terminals, and the users can also query the
operating state of the washing machine in real time.
When the remote mobile terminal is used to control the washing
machine, the termination and connection processing between the
mobile terminal and the washing machine is involved. When the
washing machine shuts down after executing programs, it is also
necessary to terminate the channel between the washing machine and
the mobile terminal connected with the washing machine. In
addition, in a family, there may be multiple people controlling the
washing machine at the same time. Sometimes the mobile terminal
accessed first needs to be terminated for transferring the control
right to other controllers. Or sometimes, when the currently
accessed mobile terminal is far away from the washing machine,
precise and effective control cannot be realized, it is also
necessary for the currently accessed mobile terminal to terminate
the control over the washing machine and transfer the control right
to other control terminals or washing machine controllers in a
room. Here involves different mobile terminal termination methods
and control programs of the washing machine.
In view of this, the present disclosure is provided.
SUMMARY
The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to
overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, and to provide a
specific execution manner and a subsequent processing method in
which a washing machine actively or passively terminatesterminates
remote control in different situations.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the basic idea of
the adopted technical solution of the present disclosure is as
follows.
In one aspect, the present disclosure discloses a method for
terminating remote control over a washing machine, wherein when the
shutdown control over the washing machine is triggered, the washing
machine sends a termination instruction to termination the channel
between the washing machine and the mobile terminal currently
connected with the washing machine, and shuts down; the shutdown
control over the washing machine is triggered in a short-range or
remote manner, and the remote triggering is performed by the mobile
terminal.
Further, when the shutdown control over the washing machine is
triggered, the mobile terminal receives the termination instruction
from the washing machine and makes a judgment, and if the washing
machine is still executing a certain program, the mobile terminal
feeds back a signal to the washing machine, maintains the channel
currently established between the mobile terminal and the washing
machine, and controls the washing machine to be kept on until the
washing machine finishes executing the program.
Further, the following steps are included.
S1, triggering a shutdown control over the washing machine in a
short-range or remote manner, and the washing machine sending a
termination instruction to the mobile terminal;
S2, the mobile terminal currently connected with the washing
machine receiving the termination instruction and making a judgment
in combination with the operating state of the washing machine;
S3, when it is judged that the washing machine is executing a
certain program, the mobile terminal maintains the channel between
the mobile terminal and the washing machine and controlling the
washing machine to shut down after the washing machine finishes
executing the program, otherwise, the mobile terminal terminating
the channel between the mobile terminal and the washing machine,
and the washing machine being shut down.
Further, before the washing machine shuts down, the mobile terminal
connected with the washing machine directly sends a termination
signal to the washing machine to actively terminate the channel
established between the mobile terminal and the washing machine. If
the washing machine is executing a certain program, the washing
machine feeds back a signal to the mobile terminal, and/or
terminates the channel between the washing machine and the mobile
terminal and continues to execute the program till the program is
completed; or the washing machine feeds back a signal to the mobile
terminal, and/or terminates the channel between the washing machine
and the mobile terminal, and suspends the operation for waiting to
be controlled by the next control terminal.
Further, before the washing machine shuts down and the operation
executed by the washing machine is completed, the mobile terminal
connected with the washing machine directly sends a termination
signal to the washing machine, and the washing machine terminates
the channel between the washing machine and the mobile terminal
connected with the washing machine, and performs shutdown.
Further, if the washing machine is controlled by a plurality of
mobile terminals, priority is set for the plurality of mobile
terminals, and when the mobile terminal with higher priority
accesses and establishes a channel with the washing machine, the
mobile terminal with lower priority automatically terminates the
channel established between the mobile terminal with lower priority
and the washing machine.
Further, the terminating method further includes: when the channel
established between the mobile terminal and the washing machine is
terminated under unexpected situations, the channel is
automatically connected when the network works smoothly; and the
unexpected situations include: network outages and loss of
power.
Further, during the unexpected termination of the channel connected
between the washing machine and the mobile terminal, the washing
machine continues executing the current program until the program
is completed.
Further, the washing machine is provided with an activation button,
and the activation button receives a termination signal or sends a
termination instruction to complete the termination of the channel
between the washing machine and the mobile terminal.
Further, the mobile terminal and the washing machine transmit
termination instructions and/or termination signals through a
server.
Another object of the present disclosure is to prevent the mobile
terminal from manipulating the illegal intervention in the normal
operation of the washing machine. To achieve the above object, the
present disclosure also provides a method for terminating remote
control over a washing machine, wherein when the washing machine
receives a shutdown instruction sent by a mobile terminal, the
washing machine judges whether the current operating state of the
washing machine can be terminated or not, and if so, the washing
machine normally shuts down; if not, the washing machine operates
normally and feeds back information that the washing machine cannot
shut down normally to the mobile terminal.
Further, when receiving the shutdown instruction, the washing
machine judges whether the real-time operating state can be
terminated or not, and the washing machine shuts down normally, or
does not shut down and feeds back the information that the washing
machine cannot shut down normally to the mobile terminal according
to the judgment result;
or, when receiving the shutdown instruction, the washing machine
feeds back the real-time operating state to the mobile terminal,
and the mobile terminal judges whether the uploaded real-time
operating state of the washing machine can be terminated or not,
and sends control signals that enable the washing machine to shut
down normally or not to shut down to the washing machine according
to the judgment result.
After adopting the above technical solution, the present disclosure
has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior
art.
According to the method for terminating remote control over the
washing machine of the present disclosure, a termination
instruction is sent to terminate the channel between the washing
machine and the mobile terminal before the washing machine shuts
down to ensure that the channel between the washing machine and the
mobile terminal is cut off before the washing machine shuts down,
such that the washing machine is no longer controlled or affected
by the mobile terminal connected with the washing machine last time
when the washing machine being turned on next time, so as to
improve the security of the control over the washing machine.
Further, in the case that control is inconvenient or unsuitable,
the mobile terminal can send a termination signal to the washing
machine to cut off the channel between the mobile terminal and the
washing machine only by transmitting signals and triggering the
activation button, so that the operation is simple, and the
efficiency is high.
When a plurality of mobile terminals is used for controlling the
washing machine, the mobile terminal with higher priority is
endowed with a main control right by setting the priority. The
mobile terminal with higher priority can control the washing
machine by entering the channel between the mobile terminal with
higher priority and the washing machine at any time, thereby
expanding the use method types of the mobile terminal, and further
enriching the functions of the washing machine.
Moreover, when the mobile terminal sends a shutdown instruction to
the washing machine, the operating state of the washing machine is
judged to determine whether the current operating state of the
washing machine can support immediate shutdown, so that the
conditions that unsmooth operation of the washing machine, energy
waste, and even damaging of the washing machine are caused by the
fact that the washing machine shuts down in the case of performing
drying, or high-speed spin-drying and other situations can be
avoided.
In the case that the washing machine and the mobile terminal are
unexpectedly disconnected, the washing machine automatically
performs the channel connection with the mobile terminal after the
accidental failure is removed, thereby avoiding the use influence
of the unexpected situation on the user and improving the user
experience.
The specific embodiments of the present disclosure are described in
further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The drawings, as part of the disclosure, are intended to provide
further understanding of the disclosure. Illustrative embodiments
of the present disclosure and its description are used to explain
the present disclosure, but do not constitute an undue limitation
of the present disclosure. It is apparent that the drawings in the
following description only accompany some embodiments, and other
drawings may be obtained by those skilled in the art without any
creative effort. In the drawing:
FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a method for terminating remote control
over a washing machine in an embodiment of the present
disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a method for terminating remote control
over a washing machine in another embodiment of the present
disclosure.
It should be noted that these drawings and written descriptions are
not intended to limit the conception scope of the disclosure in any
way, but to illustrate the concept of the disclosure to those
skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
In order to make the purposes, technical solution and advantages of
the embodiments of the present disclosure clearer, the technical
solution of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be
described clearly and completely in combination with the drawings
in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The following
embodiments are used to illustrate the present disclosure instead
of limiting the scope of the present disclosure.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be pointed
out that the orientation or position relations indicated by the
terms "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical",
"external" and "external" are based on the orientation or position
relations shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience
of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the
description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or
component must have the specific orientation, or to be constructed
and operated in the specific orientation, and therefore shall not
be construed as limiting the present disclosure.
In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted
that unless otherwise specified and defined, the terms
"installation", "connection" should be understood in a broad sense,
for example, it can be construed as fixed connection, removable
connection, or integral connection; mechanical connection or
electrical connection; direct connection or indirect connection
through intermediate media. For those skilled in the art, the
specific meaning of the above terms in the present disclosure can
be understood in specific circumstances.
For a washing machine with the Internet of Things functions, the
operating process involves the connection and termination
processing of the washing machine and the remote control terminal.
In the termination processing of the remote control, different
conditions will be encountered, such as: coordination between the
remote control terminal and the washing machine body control,
remote switching among multiple control terminals, and unexpected
situations of the washing machine. Under different conditions, the
washing machine and the remote control terminal need to adopt
different processing methods to ensure that the washing machine
operates normally, and the user's experience is not affected.
Embodiment 1
For an Internet of Things-based washing machine, there are mainly
two shutdown methods, one is short-range shutdown, and that is, a
user directly triggers a shutdown module on the washing machine
body to shut down the washing machine. And the other is a remote
shutdown, that is, the user controls a remote mobile terminal to
send a shutdown instruction to control the washing machine to shut
down. Based on the characteristics of the Internet of Things-based
washing machine, the user can control the related operation by
manually making contact with the washing machine, or can control
the washing machine by using the mobile terminal remotely.
Therefore, when it comes to turn-on and shutdown, the above two
situations will occur.
Further, before the washing machine performs the shutdown control,
the channel between the washing machine and the mobile terminal
currently connected with the washing machine needs to be
terminated, which is included in a series of actions of the
shutdown of the washing machine. The advantage of the setting is
that the washing machine is prevented from being directly
controlled by a mobile terminal not disconnected during when the
washing machine is turned on next time. It is equivalent to
performing a reset on the washing machine to ensure that an
appropriate control device or method is re-selected when the
washing machine is turned on next time.
When the shutdown control over the washing machine is triggered,
there are two situations: first, the shutdown control at this time
is a fault operation, for example: a short-range user or a remote
mobile terminal user triggers the shutdown control over the washing
machine when the washing machine has not completed yet the
currently executed program; under this situation, the washing
machine will send a termination instruction to the mobile terminal
for requesting termination of the channel between the washing
machine and the mobile terminal after receiving the shutdown
control instruction.
Since the current program of the washing machine has not been
completed, after receiving the termination instruction, the mobile
terminal will make a judgment based on the current operating state
of the washing machine. If it is judged by the mobile terminal
connected to the washing machine that the washing machine has not
completed a certain program, the mobile terminal will feed back a
signal to the washing machine to remind the short-range user, and
reject execution of the termination instruction of the washing
machine as well as maintain the channel established between the
mobile terminal and the washing machine, and control the washing
machine to be kept on until the washing machine continue finishing
executing the program. After completing the execution of the
program, the washing machine performs shutdown and simultaneously
cuts off the channel connected between the mobile terminal and the
washing machine.
Second, the shutdown operation of the washing machine is a correct
operation, the shutdown control is triggered after the washing
machine has executed the programs required to be completed. In this
case, after receiving the shutdown control instruction, the washing
machine will send a termination instruction to the mobile terminal,
and after the action is judged to be right, the mobile terminal
executes the termination instruction to cut off the channel between
the mobile terminal and the washing machine, and the washing
machine directly shuts down.
Further, when the washing machine is connected to a certain mobile
terminal, its real-time operating state is fed back and displayed
on the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal performs the
analysis processing about whether to terminate the channel
connected between the mobile terminal and the washing machine or
not by automatic or manual analytical judgment.
Further, when the washing machine is controlled by a remote mobile
terminal, the identification information is presented on the
washing machine, and the short-range user can know that the remote
user is controlling the washing machine at this time through the
identifier, so the conflict between short-range operation and
remote operation can be effectively avoided.
Specifically, FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a method for terminating
remote control over a washing machine in an embodiment of the
present disclosure. It specifically includes the following
steps.
S1, triggering the shutdown control over the washing machine in a
short-range or remote manner, and the washing machine sending a
termination instruction to a mobile terminal at the same time;
S2, the mobile terminal currently connected with the washing
machine receiving the termination instruction and making a judgment
in combination with the operation condition of the washing
machine;
S3, when it is judged that the washing machine is still executing a
certain program, the mobile terminal maintains the channel between
the mobile terminal and the washing machine and controlling the
washing machine to shut down after the washing machine finishes
executing the program, otherwise, the channel between the washing
machine and the mobile terminal is terminated, and the washing
machine directly shuts down.
Embodiment 2
The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that the
mobile terminal actively sends a termination signal to request the
cutoff of the channel between the mobile terminal and the washing
machine before the shutdown instruction is triggered on the washing
machine. Here, the switching problem of the control terminals
related to the washing machine is involved. Before the washing
machine shuts down, the mobile terminal currently connected with
the washing machine actively cuts off the channel between the
washing machine and the mobile terminal to transfer the remote
control right to the short-range user, or the remote mobile
terminal is not suitable for controlling the washing machine at
this time and actively gives up the control right, or at this time
the remote mobile terminal has finished the required washing
operation, and the control right is vacated for other users to use
the washing machine.
Specifically, if the washing machine has completed the current
operation program after the mobile terminal sends out a termination
signal, the channel between the washing machine and the mobile
terminal will be cut off, and the washing machine performs
shutdown. If the mobile terminal is still executing an unfinished
program after the mobile terminal sends out a termination signal,
the washing machine may choose to terminate the channel between the
washing machine and the mobile terminal, and continue executing the
program till the program is completed by itself, or the washing
machine can choose to terminate the channel between the washing
machine and the mobile terminal, and suspend the operation for
waiting to be controlled by the next control terminal.
The next control terminal here is the control terminal of the
washing machine or other remote mobile terminal. Of course, in the
above case, the washing machine will feed back an unfinished signal
to the mobile terminal for the mobile terminal user to make a
judgment selection. If the mobile terminal user insists on
performing channel termination or due to objective conditions, the
channel termination must be performed, the washing machine performs
subsequent control processes.
Embodiment 3
This embodiment is a further limitation of Embodiment 2. In the use
process, the washing machine will be bound with a plurality of
mobile terminals having security and trust relationships at the
same time. When the plurality of mobile terminals is used for
controlling the washing machine, priority is set for the plurality
of mobile terminals. When the mobile terminal with a higher
priority actively or automatically accesses the washing machine,
the mobile terminal currently connected with the washing machine
and having a lower priority will automatically terminate the
channel established between it and the washing machine.
Preferably, during accessing, the mobile terminal with the higher
priority receives a feedback signal from the washing machine or the
mobile terminal with the lower priority to ask whether it still
wants to access if there is other mobile terminal accessing the
washing machine and controlling the washing machine. The feedback
signal is used for allowing the mobile terminal with high priority
to control and judge to give priority to the efficient realization
of the operation of the washing machine.
Here, when the mobile terminal with higher priority accesses, the
executing state of the current program of the washing machine is
involved, and when the mobile terminal with lower priority
transfers the control right of the washing machine to the mobile
terminal with higher priority, the executing state of the washing
machine is not affected. The current control data and the washing
machine operating data are automatically transferred and cached to
the mobile terminal with higher priority, and the take-over control
is performed to ensure the normal operation of the washing
machine.
Embodiment 4
This embodiment is a further limitation of Embodiment 3. When the
channel between the mobile terminal and the washing machine is
terminated due to unexpected situations, the channel between the
mobile terminal and the washing machine is automatically
reconnected when the unexpected fault is resolved. The unexpected
situations here include network outages and loss of power. At this
time, the cached data is stored on the mobile terminal to ensure
smooth communication between the mobile terminal and the washing
machine after resolving the unexpected situations, and the
operation control over the washing machine can be performed
normally.
Embodiment 5
This embodiment is a further limitation of Embodiment 1. For the
washing machine accessing the Internet of Things, after receiving
the shutdown instruction, the washing machine performs a series of
inspections on its internal components to ensure that the user or
the washing machine itself are not affected after the shutdown.
Specifically, the washing machine performs scanning inspections on
an inner tub, a water inlet, a motor, etc., and the pre-shutdown
inspections are performed based on the program control. When the
shutdown instruction over the washing machine is triggered, the set
of programs is called to inspect the washing machine. Here, the
mobile terminal termination process is an inspection to the
Internet of Things-based washing machine different from ordinary
washing machines. Of course, in other cases, the Internet of
Things-based washing machine is not connected to the mobile
terminal at this time, but is controlled by a user who directly
triggers a module on the machine body like a normal washing
machine. At this time, the washing machine has detected that no
mobile terminal is currently connected with the washing machine
before the shutdown of the washing machine, thus there is no need
to perform cut-off on the mobile terminal.
The various types of termination processing between the washing
machine and the mobile terminal in the above embodiments are all
realized by transmission via servers. Further, an activation button
is arranged on the washing machine, and the activation button is a
key design for the washing machine to access the Internet of
Things. The activation button is mainly used to receive termination
signals or send termination instructions to implement communication
between the washing machine and the mobile terminal. The function
of the activation button here is not limited to the termination
control over the remote mobile terminal. Here, the programs
executed by the washing machine mainly include a washing program, a
rinsing program, a dewatering program, and so on, and are mainly
some uninterruptible control programs of the washing machine.
Embodiment 6
This embodiment introduces a method for terminating remote control
over a washing machine. When receiving a shutdown instruction sent
by a mobile terminal, the washing machine judges whether the
current operating state of the washing machine can be terminated or
not, and if so, the washing machine normally shuts down; if not,
the washing machine operates normally and feeds back information
that the washing machine cannot shut down normally to the mobile
terminal.
In this embodiment, when receiving the shutdown instruction, the
washing machine judges whether the real-time operating state can be
terminated or not, and normally shuts down, or does not shut down
and feeds back the information that the washing machine cannot shut
down normally to the mobile terminal according to the judgment
result, so as to prevent the situation where useless power
consumption and even component damage are caused by the fact that
the mobile terminal sends a shutdown instruction to the washing
machine when the washing machine is performing programs, such as
drying, high-speed spin-drying and the like.
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a method for terminating remote control
over a washing machine in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
It specifically includes the following steps:
S11, a mobile terminal sending a shutdown instruction to the
washing machine, and the washing machine receiving the shutdown
instruction sent by the mobile terminal at the same time;
S12, the real-time operating state of the washing machine being
judged; if the real-time operating state of the washing machine is
a state unsuitable for shutdown, S13 is performed; if the real-time
operating state of the washing machine is a state suitable for
shutdown, S14 is performed;
S13, the washing machine continuing to execute the current
programs, and feeding back a prompt signal that the washing machine
cannot perform shutdown to the mobile terminal;
S14, the washing machine directly shutting down.
In this embodiment, the state unsuitable for shutdown includes:
drying, and/or high-speed spin-drying, etc.; and the state suitable
for shutdown includes: any washing machine operating state other
than the state unsuitable for shutdown, and standby state.
Through the above setting, after receiving the shutdown instruction
sent by the mobile terminal, the washing machine makes reasonable
judgment and performs corresponding shutdown actions after meeting
the judgment conditions, thereby avoiding the occurrence of the
condition that the washing machine shuts down when the washing
machine is performing programs, such as drying, high-speed
spin-drying and the like, and further, the occurrence of conditions
of drying heat loss, energy wasting, and even damage of the parts
of the washing machine can be avoided.
In this embodiment, the judgment of whether the real-time operating
state of the washing machine is suitable for shutdown can also be
performed by the mobile terminal; specifically, when receiving the
shutdown instruction, the washing machine feeds back the real-time
operating state to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal
judges whether the uploaded real-time operating state can be
terminated or not, and sends control signals that enable the
washing machine to shut down normally or not to shut down to the
washing machine according to the judgment result.
Through the above setting, the logic processing for judging whether
the washing machine to shut down or not is performed by the mobile
terminal, so as to omit a logic judgment component for the washing
machine, and reduce the production cost of the washing machine. At
the same time, after the real-time operating state of the washing
machine is uploaded to the mobile terminal and the mobile terminal
makes a judgment, the mobile terminal directly sends a correct
instruction obtained after judgment to the washing machine, thus
reducing the probability of misoperation of the washing machine,
and greatly improving the logic operation efficiency in the washing
machine control process.
The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present
disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure in
any forms. Although the present disclosure has been disclosed with
the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the
disclosure. Without departing from the range of the technical
solution of the disclosure, those skilled in the art and familiar
with the patent may come out equivalent embodiments after some
changes or modifications according to the technical contents
presented above, and any simple alterations, equivalent changes and
modifications of the above embodiments in line with the technical
essence of the disclosure without departing from contents of the
technical solution of the disclosure should still fall into the
scope of the technical solution of the present disclosure.
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